• Astro Mike
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    Well done. The only weak matchup is the Amy->Cheryl one since Amy’s a genius while Cheryl sniffs glue.

    • gregorum
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      11 months ago

      While Amy is an actual physicist, it’s unclear whether Cheryl is an idiot or insane. I mean, she’s certainly insane, but that can make say and do things that come off as incredibly  stupid. At times, though, she appears to be quite intelligent and well-educated.

    • R0cket_M00se
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      She’s probably just insane since she has occasional moments of clarity and intellect.

    • @HappycamperNZ
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      You could also argue general sluttyness for both.

    • @[email protected]
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      She’s still a ditz, even if she’s supposedly a genius which always seemed out of character to me.

  • @AstridWipenaugh
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    Do you want crossover episodes? Because that’s how you get crossover episodes.

    NGL I’d love to see the plotlines of the shows swapped! Planet Express News and Information Services!

    • @WhiskyTangoFoxtrot
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      Planet Express News and Information Services!

      Now there’s a name that would never become controversial!

      • GladiusB
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        Are we still doing phrasing?

    • @marcos
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      711 months ago

      Hum… Archer has a lot more initiative than Fry, but outside of that switching the plot lines wouldn’t stand out a lot.

  • N-E-N
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    4111 months ago

    Is Hermes a pushover? That’s not how I viewed him

  • dumples
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    Hermes isn’t an accountant he’s a bureaucrat.

    • @RGB3x3
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      611 months ago

      He performs the same functions for Planet Express.

      Different terms for the same character job.

      • dumples
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        Does he though? We see Hermes, filing, holding meetings, firing and hiring people. He basically is running the business for the professor as well as stamping some forms. We don’t ever see or hear of him doing anything with accounting or balancing the books.

        • @RGB3x3
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          He’s always showing off graphs about the profitability (or lack thereof) of Planet Express. He pulls quad duty as HR, finance, safety, and general demoralizer.

    • @cavvema
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      Hey, Bender has worked a lot. He is the company chef. Plus worked as a scab with Flexo.

      • @Buddahriffic
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        Cyril is pretty competent but Archer is his kryptonite.

        • @[email protected]
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          411 months ago

          And Mallory. Remember when their agency shut down and set up a new one with Cyril as the head and he tried to be assertive? Mallory subtly influenced him which made her the unofficial leader-- the leader yet again. That always cracks me up!

  • @qarbone
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    1511 months ago

    I cannot believe Amy is lower level than Fry.

  • Stoneykins [any]
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    611 months ago

    I accept the descriptions as technically true but…

    The only two that feel similar are leela and lana. Everyone else is real stretch.

  • ringwraithfish
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    111 months ago

    Also, both are ambiguous with what time they’re set in: Futurama in the future, Archer likely in the 60s/70s, but both constantly referencing current events and technology.

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      I think archer is set up at current time, as for Futurama it is inspired by current events to make it more relatable. Though the last season (on Hulu) feels like it was done by the writers out of laziness. Not sure if they got paid less, or expected it to flop, but feels like less effort was put than usual. Though I did love the last episode, I guess because it was written by David X. Cohen and he didn’t do the same.